Rötuðr

Old Norse Dictionary - rötuðr

Meaning of Old Norse word "rötuðr" (or rǫtuðr) in English.

As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:

rötuðr (rǫtuðr)
m. [rata], a hitter, finder, Bragi.

Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, rötuðr may be more accurately written as rǫtuðr.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚱᚢᛏᚢᚦᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements

Abbreviations used:

m.
masculine.

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